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How Caleb Flynn’s Girlfriend Helped Him Wipe His Phone
On the last night of Ashley Flynn’s life, Caleb Flynn’s girlfriend went to ChatGPT and searched how to permanently delete messages from his phone. She screenshotted the instructions and sent them to him. Hours later, Ashley was shot twice in the head.Alleigha Botner testified in Flynn’s Miami County murder trial about the affair, the texts, and what she did on Valentine’s Day weekend 2026. She told the jury Flynn talked about wanting Ashley dead for months — and that she heard it, stayed with him, and never warned anyone.She testified Flynn laid out a...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 46m 57s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 5: Botner Reveals Her January Deadline
Alleigha Botner's testimony in the Caleb Flynn trial laid out a months-long series of ultimatums. She said her texts through November and December 2025 repeatedly told Caleb to leave his wife, Ashley Flynn, before Christmas or lose the relationship with Botner.Christmas Eve passed. Botner testified that she gave Caleb another deadline: January 11. When that date arrived, she said she sent a message saying the deadline was over and she was moving on. Caleb responded January 12 that he was sorry and understood it was over, according to her testimony. On February 3, Botner said Caleb contacted her again with...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 54m 57s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 5: Botner's Own Text Said WHAT About Ashley?!
The Caleb Flynn jury heard a message from Alleigha Botner herself: "I want to kill her, Caleb." According to Botner's testimony, Caleb answered, "That makes 2 of us."Botner is the woman who testified she had an affair with Caleb, whose wife Ashley Flynn was killed at the couple's Tipp City home. Caleb has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges. Prosecutors allege he killed Ashley and staged a home invasion; the defense says an intruder was responsible and police focused on Caleb too quickly.The exchange matters because jurors are hearing more than...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 51m 31s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 5: Botner Reveals His Alleged Hire-Who Message
Alleigha Botner's continued testimony in the Caleb Flynn trial brought jurors back inside the text history between the two. Botner testified that one message from Caleb said, "Please hire someone to take douche out!"Caleb Flynn is charged in the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn, and has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege the former worship pastor killed Ashley on February 16, 2026, then staged the scene as a home invasion. His defense says the burglary was real and investigators settled on Caleb too quickly.That makes Botner's reading of the messages important for a very specific...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 54m 44s
A Psychotherapist on the Ego Hiding Behind Caleb Flynn's Altar
Caleb Flynn sang on American Idol, led worship for over a decade, ran his wife's family business, and presented the picture of a devoted husband and father. Prosecutors in Miami County, Ohio, allege the man behind that image shot his wife Ashley in the head while she slept. They say he staged it as a burglary while maintaining an affair with more than 100,000 messages to his mistress.His defense attorney told the jury that Caleb Flynn is a terrible husband who said terrible things to keep a girlfriend happy, but that doesn't make him a killer.<...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 15m 4s
Caleb Flynn Sent Ashley Love Texts While Planning Her Death
Former American Idol contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn allegedly sent more than 100,000 messages to his mistress in the year before his wife Ashley was found shot to death inside their Tipp City, Ohio, home. Prosecutors say some of those texts contained direct thoughts about killing Ashley without going to jail. The defense says he was just telling the other woman what she wanted to hear, and points to warm, loving messages Flynn was sending Ashley during the same period.Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins Tony to break down the psychology of what the jury is...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 29m 21s
Junior Burdynski — The Witness Was 13 When It Happened
On May 24, 1993, ten-year-old George "Junior" Burdynski rode a red-and-white Schwinn bicycle out of his driveway in Brentwood, Maryland, and was never seen again. The search that followed uncovered a ring of men who had allegedly been harming children in the neighborhood for a quarter-century — but none of them were charged in Junior’s disappearance. His remains were never found. His bike was never found. Only a bicycle rim, recovered near a tennis court three blocks from home.Joseph Lynch was one of the men convicted in 1994. He lived on Varnum Street, blocks from the Burdynski family. He serv...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 11m 3s
Caleb Flynn Case Dismantled by Former FBI Analyst
Former FBI behavioral expert Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski for an in-depth analysis of the Caleb Flynn murder case, covering the 911 call, the affair, and the courtroom strategy in one extended conversation.The episode begins with the 2:30 a.m. call to dispatch. Caleb Flynn reported that his wife Ashley had been shot, claimed he was asleep on the couch, and allegedly began building an intruder narrative before the first officer arrived. Robin walks through the behavioral indicators embedded in the call -- the speech patterns, the emotional texture, and the narrative choices that trained investigators evaluate to...
Published: Sep 24, 2026Duration: 56m 7s
What Kohberger's Family Told ABC About His Confession
Bryan Kohberger's parents and sisters went public on September 17, issuing a statement through retained attorneys to ABC News calling his confession to four murders coerced and demanding a trial.Kohberger confessed under oath on July 2, 2025, to the stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. Judge Steven Hippler asked him directly: was anyone forcing you? No. Were you promised anything? No. Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty? Yes. He confirmed it four times, once per victim. He signed a written factual basis. He waived his right to appeal.His...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 31m 30s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 4: Alleigha Botner Says WHAT About Caleb’s Messages?!
The Caleb Flynn trial turned back to the private messages between Flynn and Alleigha Botner, who testified about their relationship and the communications prosecutors presented to the jury in the case over Ashley Flynn’s death. Botner read one February 2025 message she attributed to Caleb: “I need her to die, leave, or cheat again.” Botner testified that she had also sent Flynn instructions explaining how to delete messages if a divorce led to their communications being subpoenaed. In another exchange read to the jury, Botner asked what he wanted her to do and testified that Flynn replied, “Kill Douc...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 1h 2m 56s
Caleb Flynn Trial Opens With Bible Verse and Bombshell
The defense opened with scripture. Co-counsel Emily Smith stood before the jury in the Caleb Flynn murder trial, read from Proverbs, and then immediately admitted that her client had an affair. It was a deliberate, calculated choice -- an attempt to take the sting out of the prosecution's strongest emotional evidence before they could weaponize it. Her message to the jury was direct: Caleb Flynn is a flawed man, not a murderer.Tony and Robin Dreeke break down that gamble and then turn to the prosecution's physical evidence. First responders testified that Ashley Flynn was found...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 12m 54s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 4: Botner Got WHAT Valentine Message?!
Alleigha Botner told jurors that Caleb Flynn sent her a Valentine's Day message saying he was finally free of Ashley Flynn and had told Ashley he wanted a divorce. FBI forensic examiner Sarah Stuchell also returned to the stand, where she acknowledged the limits of the tool-mark evidence tied to the disputed door. Flynn has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from Ashley Flynn's death. His attorneys maintain that Ashley was killed during a home invasion. Prosecutors allege Caleb staged the scene to make it appear that an intruder entered the home. Under cross-examination, Stuchell te...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 1h 25m 43s
How Nolan Wells' Grand Jury Voted On His Friends
District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath announced the Nolan Wells grand jury result on September 21, 2026, and she said out loud that the Crump team had advised her office it had no evidence of a crime against Nolan. Tony Brueski asks what the accusations against Nolan's friends were built on if the people making them had nothing. He puts Sunny Hostin's July 14 claim that the "three boys" kept Nolan's phone next to the grand jury's finding that the phone came back the way everyone else's did. He gives Mississippi its due, with Rasheem Carter, Dexter Wade, and six Rankin County officers...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 34m 26s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 4: Sarah Stuchell Could Not Prove WHAT?!
Sarah Stuchell's FBI toolmark testimony put the alleged break-in evidence under close examination in the Caleb Flynn trial. Her conclusion was narrower than a simple match: laboratory comparisons linked some markings as consistent with a hammer from the home, but the overall testing was inconclusive.Flynn has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn. His attorneys maintain that Ashley was killed during a home invasion. Prosecutors allege Flynn staged the scene to make it appear that way. Stuchell testified that she evaluated a range of tools designed for p...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 53m 33s
Caleb Flynn Fooled His In-Laws but Not His 12-Year-Old
Two goldendoodles that sleep in the bedroom, two corgis next door, two little girls, and a neighbor's security camera all stayed silent through two gunshots. On day three of the Caleb Flynn trial, the jury heard from everyone who should have noticed. Tony breaks down a day that ended with a 12-year-old's reaction to learning who her father's mistress was.Neighbor Kimberly Bingaman testified her dogs are very vocal and stayed quiet, and her cameras recorded nothing. Ashley Flynn's mother Jill Smith said she had to shake the girls awake at 3:30 a.m. Ashley's father Todd Smith...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 23m 14s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 4: FBI Witnesses Found WHAT Behind Break-In?!
The alleged home-invasion entry point took center stage as Det. Zachary Farkus and FBI Special Agent Sarah Deamron testified in the Caleb Flynn trial. Farkus said he found no pry marks and no damage he considered consistent with the door being forced or kicked open from outside. Caleb Flynn has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn. The defense maintains that an intruder killed Ashley during a burglary. Prosecutors allege Flynn staged the scene to make it appear that way. Farkus told jurors he searched the attic with me...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 56m 7s
Trial Of Caleb Flynn Day 4: Brad Kline Brought WHAT Into Court?!
A piece of the alleged point of entry came into the courtroom as jurors heard more testimony about Caleb Flynn's home-invasion claim. Det. Brad Kline said investigators removed the damaged garage access door frame and reassembled it in court so its condition could be examined during his testimony. Flynn has pleaded not guilty to the charges filed in the death of his wife, Ashley Flynn, 37. The defense says an intruder killed Ashley during a burglary; prosecutors allege Caleb staged the scene to make it look that way. Kline testified that broken-lock debris was found inside th...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 56m 31s
Caleb Flynn's Alleged Kill Text and Secret Affair Exposed
More than 100,000 text messages. That is the volume of communication prosecutors say Caleb Flynn maintained with another woman during his marriage to Ashley -- all while serving as a worship pastor, sitting in the same pew with his wife, and performing the role of devoted husband for everyone around them. And buried inside that massive digital archive sits one message that prosecutors have made the centerpiece of their motive case. Caleb allegedly texted his mistress that if he could kill his wife without going to hell, he would do it in a heartbeat.Tony and Robin Dreeke...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 17m 55s
Caleb Flynn's 911 Call Analyzed by Former FBI Expert
A husband calls 911 at 2:30 in the morning and tells the dispatcher his wife has been shot. He says he was asleep on the couch. He says he froze when he heard the gunshot. And before anyone arrives to help, he is already reportedly telling dispatch about an intruder. That call belongs to Caleb Flynn, and it is now one of the most scrutinized pieces of evidence in a murder trial that has gripped Miami County, Ohio.Tony Brueski and former FBI behavioral analysis expert Robin Dreeke sit down and go through the tape second by second...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 25m 58s
Jesse Calhoun — She Told Police His Name and They Did NOTHING
A twenty-two-year-old woman allegedly reported Jesse Calhoun to Portland police after he choked her. According to her father, she had marks on her throat. A report was filed. The case was transferred to another jurisdiction and nothing happened. She disappeared four months later and was found dead in a pond southeast of Portland.Her name was Ashley Real, and she is one of six women Jesse Lee Calhoun is now accused of killing in the Portland metro area between November 2022 and April 2023. Calhoun, a career criminal with two decades of convictions, had been released from prison roughly...
Published: Sep 23, 2026Duration: 13m 45s